Roya, from the Hajimaleki brothers, has opened above District Kitchen in North Austin with Sofreh tastings, homestyle Persian plates and saffron-forward cocktails. The menu mixes ghormeh sabzi, olivieh and kabobs with theatrical drinks.

TC4 & Co. has started construction at 1411 I‑35 in Georgetown for The League Kitchen & Tavern and Tony C's Pizza & Beer Garden. Initial grading and erosion control are underway and openings will follow after construction wraps up.

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows directed a select committee to study whether Texas could add adjacent New Mexico counties, triggering pushback from Santa Fe.

Attorneys for Tyre Sampson’s parents are preparing filings to block a Funtime‑built drop tower at Austin’s COTALAND after a $310M verdict in Orlando. The move could force a Texas hearing over the ride.

A pedestrian was struck and killed Friday on southbound U.S. 183 at Anderson Mill Road in northwest Austin; investigators say the driver remained on scene and is being tested.

Federal files show Texas issued the wrong type of CDL and a small carrier kept sparse records before the fatal I‑35 pileup in Austin. New investigatory documents tie licensing and recordkeeping gaps to the crash.

Austin will join the nationwide No Kings mobilization Saturday with a rally at Auditorium Shores from 1–4pm. Organizers say thousands of actions are planned across the country.

An electrical fire at The Mark Austin on March 25 forced more than 400 West Campus residents into temporary hotels as investigators probe the cause.

A Houston developer has a Baby Acapulco Riverside parcel under contract; the site could be turned into hundreds of apartments as transit plans reshape East Riverside.

Ciccio Bomba, co-owned by Tom Segura and chef Gianba Vinzoni, is expanding to South Lamar with a larger bakery and eatery that will add pasta, pizza and a bar.

An Armenian national extradited to the U.S. now faces federal charges in Austin tied to an alleged info‑stealing malware operation.

Cloudy morning gives way to sun and highs near 90°F. Expect breezy southerly gusts through Friday and a cooler weekend.

A student brought a loaded gun to Anderson High on Tuesday, briefly putting the campus on hold while AISD police secured the scene.